To:HIS MOTHER

Published:First published in 1929 in the journalProletarskaya RevolyutsiyaNo. 11.

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HerExcellency Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova,Davydov’s House, Apt. 4,Bozheninsky Street,Devichye Polye,Moscow,Russia

November 4, 1909

Motherdearest,

Afew days ago I received Manyasha’s letter with the
new address. How are things in the new apartment? Is it
warm there? Our apartment with central heating has turned
out to be too warm—although it may be because of the warm
weather we are having here. Manyasha did right to go to a
competent doctor—she must now follow his advice exactly.

Ihave receivedRossiya.[1]Many thanks. I have also
had word from the historian—he must be a very narrow
person. It is a pity that he intends writing nonsense! It
seems as if we shall have to give him up for
lost.[2]

Iam leaving for Brussels
tomorrow[3]and shall stay
there a few days. I have written an answer to Anyuta in
Saratov on the assumption that she is already there.

Iembrace you fondly, my dear, and send very best regards
to Manyasha and Mitya. So does everybody.

Yours,V. U.

[1]Thismay refer to the issue of the newspaperRossiyacontaining
reports of the discussion of a land distribution Bill in the Duma
in October 1909.

Rossiya(Russia)—a reactionary daily, published in St.
Petersburg from November 1905 to April 1914. In 1906 it became the
newspaper of the Ministry of the Interior.

[2]Leninrefers to I. I. Skvortsov-Stepanov, about whose position
at this period he afterwards wrote in a letter to Maxim Gorky
(seeCollected Works, Vol. 35, pp. 74–75). Two letters from Lenin
to Skvortsov-Stepanov written in 1909 have been preserved (seeCollected Works, Vol. 16, pp. 117–22, and Vol. 34, pp. 407–10).

[3]Leninwent to Brussels to attend the Eleventh Session of the
International Socialist Bureau (ISB). On November 7, 1909 he
spoke at a meeting of the session on the split in the
Social-Democratic Workers’ Party of Holland and voted in favour of admitting
to the International the Dutch Marxists (Tribunesupporters)
who represented the Left wing of the working-class movement
in Holland. On November 8 Lenin attended a meeting of the
Inter-parliamentary Committee of the ISB after which he returned
to Paris.